Road Cycling

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5 Cheap Ways To Make Your Road Bike Faster

Upgrading your bike will make you faster, but it can be expensive. Here are 5 ways to make your road bike faster, without breaking the bank.

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4 Best Places To Ride Your Bike In Scotland

Look past the unpredictable Scottish weather and you’ll find a treasure trove of cycling roads, trails and tracks in Scotland.

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5 Things You Might Not Know About The Tour De France

The Tour de France is the world’s biggest annual sporting event. Given its 100-plus year history, there are a few things that may surprise you. Let's take a look.

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6 Training Tips For Time-Crunched Cyclists

As a cyclist, finding time to train can be a challenge. However, with some strategic planning and efficient training techniques, it is possible to make the most of your limited time and still achieve your goals.

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The 8 Best Cycling Documentaries

If you’re not riding your bike, or watching racing, why not spend an afternoon in front of the TV watching a cycling themed documentary. From the dark days of cycling’s doping era, to the epic “A Sunday in Hell” which covers the 1976 edition of Paris-Roubaix.

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How Do You Become A Pro Cyclist?

Being a professional cyclist is effectively being paid to ride the biggest races in the world, but how do you get the gig in the first place?

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Top 5 Cycling Destinations in Spain

Heading abroad to ride your bike is something on every cyclist’s bucket list. Let's look at the Top 5 Spanish Cycling Destinations.

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5 Training Mistakes All Amateur Cyclists Make (By A Pro Cyclist)

My name is Joe Laverick and I am a professional cyclist. I’m often asked for tips to get faster. Here are my five training mistakes that I see a lot of amateurs make, hopefully making you aware of these will ultimately make you faster!

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The 5 Best European Cycling Sportives And Challenges

We all dream of riding our bikes on the silky smooth roads of mainland Europe. Here are our Top 5 picks of Europe’s most stunning sportives. Which will you put on your bucket list?

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What's It Like Cycling 29,000km Around The World?

Pedalsure are proud sponsors of Caroline Soubayroux and Dr David Ferguson, a married couple with a passion for ultra endurance cycling who, in September 2021, set off on a truly epic adventure.

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Cycling Clothing With Impact Protection: Is This The Future?

We love riding bikes but we’re also aware that most of the time the only thing protecting ourselves from injury is a polystyrene foam helmet. Accidents happen and injuries can follow. Would you consider additional peace of mind in the form of protective cycling clothing?

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7 Tips For Cycling In The Rain

If you’re a regular cyclist in the UK, chances are you’ve experienced countless downpours in your time. Yet, although unpredictable wet weather can be a real source of concern for cyclists, there are a number of steps you can take to reduce the impact it has on your ride.

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8 Highway Code Changes Every Cyclist Should Know

We’ve looked at the 10 rules of the Highway Code that every cyclist should know before, but from 29th January 2022 many rules of the Highway Code are being changed. We recommend a proper read of the Highway Code for any cyclist and here are 8 changes that we think you should be aware of.

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The UK's Best Cycling Sportives In 2022

Few things beat a challenge on a bike. Fortunately we’re spoilt for choice in the UK when it comes to sportives (or gran fondos) with plenty on offer for all abilities and rider types. We’ve listed our favourite UK sportives before and now it’s time to run through our pick of events for 2022.

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Indoor Cycling Vs Outdoor Cycling: Which Is Better?

One of the great things about cycling today is that you can pretty much do it how you like. Cyclists have never had it so good! But which form of cycling is the best form: indoor or outdoor?

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5 Ultra Endurance Cycling Challenges In The UK And Ireland

Ultra endurance cycling is growing in the UK, with more and more cyclists looking to test their limits. So we’ve put together a list of 5 ultra endurance cycling challenges that you can tackle without leaving the country.

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The 10 Most Popular Bike Brands In The UK

We've listed the 10 most popular bike brands in the UK by average monthly searches, is your bike on the list?

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Cycling The World On An Adventure Of A Lifetime

Meet Caroline and David. In September 2021, they left the UK to ride 29,000 kilometres around the world in 6 months to raise awareness and funds for Barts Charity. They’ve set themselves a fundraising target of £50,000 for the charity.

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The 15 Most Popular Cyclists On Instagram

From Hollywood stunt stars to Tour de France winners we've listed the 15 most popular cyclist on Instagram. How many do you follow?

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The UK's Hardest Cycling Climbs By Region

We've ranked the UK's hardest cycling climbs by region according to their length and average and maximum gradients. Have you tackled the toughest climb in your region?

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In Conversation With Monica Dew

We spoke to Pedalsure ambassador and former elite cyclist Monica Dew about how she got into cycling, what it was like to ride for Storey Racing and her transition to YouTube.

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9 Ways To Recover

A guide on ways to recover after a long bike ride, cycle event or cycling race. Follow these tips after every effort and become a fitter, faster cyclist.

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6 Tips For Cycling At Night

How prepared are you for cycling at night?Cycling at night can be quite daunting at first, but with quality lights and some pre-planning, you can cut out the stress. Night riding is a totally different experience even on a well-known route. Whether it’s a winter commute or late

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5 Of The Best Cycling Cities

We're all for mountain epics and getting away from it all in the lanes, but what if you're desperate to go on a city break this year, but not without a bit of riding time? Cities across Europe are progressing in ways urban planners didn't think was possible until a few years ago.

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British Coastline Cycling Record Attempt 2021

We’re excited to be supporting amateur cyclist Gavin Towers as he attempts to break the record for the fastest circumnavigation of Britain by bike.